The Masked Singer (German season 8)
The eighth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 1 April 2023 on ProSieben.[1] Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey returned to the panel and Matthias Opdenhövel also returned as host.
| The Masked Singer | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| Starring | |
| Hosted by | |
| No. of contestants | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ProSieben |
| Original release | 1 April – 6 May 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
Panelists and host
Season 8 main panelists and host
TV Presenter Ruth Moschner returned for her seventh season, and Rea Garvey for his fifth season as panelists. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his seventh season as host.[2]
As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special aired after each live episode.
Guest panelists
Various guest panelists appeared as the second and third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
| Episode | Fuest Panelist | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wincent Weiss | Singer | |
| 2 | Rick Kavanian | Actor/Comedian | |
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
Contestants
The season features 9 contestants.
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | Live Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||
| Diamantula | TBA | WIN | TBA | |
| Frotteefant "Terrycloth Elephant" | TBA | WIN | TBA | |
| Igel "Hedgehog" | TBA | WIN | TBA | |
| Pilz "Mushroom" | TBA | RISK | TBA | |
| Schuhschnabel "Shoebill" | TBA | WIN | TBA | |
| Seepferdchen "Seahorse" | TBA | RISK | TBA | |
| Toast | TBA | WIN | TBA | |
| Waschbär "Raccoon" | TBA | WIN | TBA | |
| Känguru "Kangaroo" | Jan Josef Liefers | Actor | OUT | |
The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom four/three/two, but was not eliminated.
The masked singer was safe from elimination.
The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
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The celebrities who have competed in the eighth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Jan Josef Liefers ("Känguru")
Jan Josef Liefers ("Känguru")
Episodes
Week 1 (1 April)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Känguru | "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams | Jan Josef Liefers | OUT |
| 2 | Frotteefant | "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" by Pink | undisclosed | WIN |
| 3 | Schuhschnabel | "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park | undisclosed | WIN |
| 4 | Igel | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes | undisclosed | WIN |
| 5 | Toast | "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic / "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters | undisclosed | WIN |
| 6 | Seepferdchen | "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson | undisclosed | RISK |
| 7 | Pilz | "In the Shadows" by The Rasmus | undisclosed | RISK |
| 8 | Waschbär | "Hey Ya!" by Outkast | undisclosed | WIN |
| 9 | Diamantula | "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey | undisclosed | WIN |
Reception
Ratings
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (in millions) |
Share (in %) |
Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household | Adults 14-49 | Household | Adults 14-49 | ||||
| 1 | 1 April 2023 | Saturday 8:15 pm | 2.14 | 0.96 | 8.8 | 17.9 | [3] |
| 2 | 8 April 2023 | ||||||
| 3 | 15 April 2023 | ||||||
| 4 | 22 April 2023 | ||||||
| 5 | 29 April 2023 | ||||||
| 6 | 6 May 2022 | ||||||
| Average | |||||||
References
External links
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